In this week’s video: James T. Hackett, former chairman and CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, returns to the big chair, taking over Silver Run Acquisition Corp. II. Silver Run II is the latest so-called blank check acquisition company to cultivate a well-known CEO. In addition, PwC released a CEO survey showing 90% of oil and gas leaders are concerned about leadership positions among the emerging technology-driven oil patch. President Trump signed an executive order reversing climate change rules, and the U.S. State Department approved construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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